Vol. 54, No. 7, 2018

Russian Journal of Genetics

A simultaneous English language translation of this journal is available from Pleiades Publishing, Ltd.
Distributed worldwide by Springer. Russian Journal of Genetics ISSN 1022-7954.

Reviews and Theoretical Articles

Genomic Islands in Sinorhizobium meliloti Rm1021, Nitrogen-Fixing Symbiont of Alfalfa

M. L. Roumiantseva, V. S. Muntyan, M. E. Cherkasova, A. S. Saksaganskaya, E. E. Andronov and B. V. Simarov p. 759 abstract

Suppressive and Hypermethylated MicroRNAs in the Pathogenesis of Breast Cancer

V. I. Loginov, E. A. Filippova, S. V. Kurevlev, M. V. Fridman, A. M. Burdennyy and E. A. Braga p. 770 abstract

Genetics of Connective Tissue Diseases: State of the Art and Perspectives

V. S. Baranov, V. G. Arsentyev, E. A. Serebryakova and N. P. Shabalov p. 788 abstract

Plant Genetics

Localization of Chromosome Regions Controlling High Photosynthetic Potential in Russian Rice Cultivars

J. K. Goncharova, S. V. Gontcharov and E. E. Chicharova p. 796 abstract

Modern State of Populations of Endemic Oxytropis Species from Baikal Siberia and Their Phylogenetic Relationships Based on Chloroplast DNA Markers

A. B. Kholina, M. M. Kozyrenko, E. V. Artyukova and D. V. Sandanov p. 805 abstract

Genetic and Genotypic Variation of Nelumbo komarovii Grossh.

O. V. Nakonechnaya and M. S. Yatsunskaya p. 816 abstract

Animal Genetics

On the Gene Pool of Roe Deer (Capreolus) of Eastern Europe: Analysis of the Cyt b Gene Sequence Variability

N. V. Kashinina, A. A. Danilkin, E. Y. Zvychaynaya, M. V. Kholodova and V. M. Kiryakulov p. 825 abstract

High Level of Interspecific Divergence in the Salamandrella Genus Based on Variability of the RAG2 Gene

B. A. Malyarchuk, M. V. Derenko and A. N. Litvinov p. 832 abstract

Dynamics of Malaria Mosquito Species Composition in Siberian Populations Detected by Restriction Analysis

O. V. Vaulin, D. A. Karagodin, I. K. Zakharov and E. M. Baricheva p. 838 abstract

Molecular Analysis of Callipyge Gene Mutation (C.267A>G) in Kajli, Lohi and Thalli Sheep Breeds of Pakistan

A. Shah, A. Aziz, A. Ghafoor, A. B. Zahur, M. Yousaf, R. Ishaq, N. Abass and M. Suleman p. 848 abstract

Effect of UCP2 and UCP3 Genes Polymorphisms on Functional Traits in Dairy Cattle

I. Kowalewska-Łuczak, J. I. Głosińska and E. Czerniawska-Piątkowska p. 853 abstract

Human Genetics

Diversity and Prevalence of Hereditary Diseases among Nogais of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic

R. A. Zinchenko, A. Kh. Makaov, V. V. Kadyshev, V. A. Galkina, E. L. Dadali, L. K. Mikhailova, M. F. Shurygina, A. V. Marakhonov, N. V. Petrova, N. E. Petrina, G. I. El’chinonva, P. Gundorova, A. S. Tanas, V. V. Strelnikov, A. V. Polyakov and E. K. Ginter p. 858 abstract

Short Communications

Divergent Evolution of Symbiotic Bacteria: Rhizobia of the Relic Legume Vavilovia formosa Form an Isolated Group within Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. viciae

A. K. Kimeklis, I. G. Kuznetsova, A. L. Sazanova, V. I. Safronova, A. A. Belimov, O. P. Onishchuk, O. N. Kurchak, T. S. Aksenova, A. G. Pinaev, A. M. Musaev, E. E. Andronov and N. A. Provorov p. 866 abstract

Effect of Gonadotropic Hormones on Stress Resistance of Drosophila melanogaster Females Infected with Different Wolbachia pipientis Genotypes

I. Yu. Rauschenbach, N. V. Adonyeva, E. K. Karpova, Yu. Yu. Ilinsky and N. E. Gruntenko p. 871 abstract

Species Identification of Multimammate Rats of the Genus Mastomys (Rodentia: Muridae) in Eastern Africa Using PCR Typing of Cytochrome b Gene Fragments